Tennis

Coordinator

Wendy Wrigley
Location: Rotorua
Email: zn.tvog.ecilop@yelgirw.ydnew

Rob Jones
Location: BOP DHQ
Email: zn.tvog.ecilop@senoj.trebor

Garth Bryan
Location: BOP DHQ
Email: zn.tvog.ecilop@nayrb.htrag

Overview

The New Zealand Police Tennis Championships are open to all current and ex-Police staff, sworn and non-sworn. The events are Open men's and women's singles and doubles and Social men's and women's singles and doubles. Unfortunately in the past two years, the number of women's entries has been low and only one singles and doubles grade has been played. The men's competition has been strongly supported with entries from all over New Zealand.

Arrangements for the 2008 competition are already underway and the three Police holiday homes have already been booked for the Wednesday and Thursday nights (5 & 6 March 2008). The tournament will be held at the Mount Maunganui Tennis Club using astro turf courts.

As in past years, a Meet & Greet will be held on Wednesday night to allow players to socialise and 'suss out' the opposition. The venue for this will be advised closer to the tournament date.

Entry forms will be sent out automatically to all past entrants and anyone interested should e-mail Wendy Wrigley to have their name added to the mailing list.

Those wishing to be accommodated at the Holiday Homes need to contact Wendy Wrigley as the accommodation is available on a 'first in first served' basis.

Events

The National Police Tennis championships is being held annually in March after many years in recession.

The first tournament was held in 2006 and again in 2007 in Rotorua at the Lynmore Tennis club. The 2008 tournament will be held in Mount Maunganui on 6 and 7 March 2008.

Links

Other events open to tennis playing Police staff are the Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games and the World Police & Fire Games.